The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-01-21
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
MIDwINTER ToILETTEs, FURs, ETC.

MIDwINTER ToILETTEs, FURs, ETC.
Midwinter costumes for visiting
are Russian like in their combina-
tons of cloth with fur, as the fur is
no longer merely trimming but be.
comes part of the dress, appear
ing as II lower skirt or as panels, vest
fichu, or cape. The long fluffy furs
are u,ed in these combinations as
we'll as the short seal-skin, beaver.
and Astrakhan. For instance, a
brown cloth costume has all the Wis.,
lille parts of the lower skirt covered
with mink tails, or with those OF the
Hudson Bay sable, a scabiense
cloth made with a polonaise has
wide panels Of the long black fox
fur or of black lynx, while the nat
ural lynx or the red fox is used by
those who prefer light furs ON dark
cloths. A green velvet costume has
the stylish long over-skirt draped
over what appears to be an entire
lower skirt OF black lynx. but which
of course is only used on the parts
disclosed by the drapery.
Ladies cloth Of light tints is the
novelty among imported dresses to
be used for reception dresses during
the winter, and for visiting later on
and deep in the spring. Pale mauve
lavender, and rose colored cloths are
decidedly new, and there are also
new shades of china blue, of Suede,
reseda. sage, light terra Gotta, and
chrudron. Reseda cloth polonaises
are draped over cream white skirts
that are borderded with brown fur
and decorated with pointed pass
mentt e of silver or copper. For
trimming these pale cloths there are
also garnitures of cut-work of cloth
in arabesque and other open designs
wrought with tjnsel threads OF cop
per and gilt, and then beaded with
pearls or with gold crystals in a
most effective way. These trim.
mings are almost invariably asso-
ciated with furs, and the new French
caprice is to cut the furs in designs
of palm~ pyramids, Greek squares,
blocks e'c. out the preference here
is for the straight border covering
the foot of the lower skirt.
Black marten called also Alaska
sable, IS not only the most popular
black fur used for trimming, but it
is also the most fashionable. 1t is
now p, ri, CITY deodorized, and is u.s.
ed for trimming both light and dark
materials, and Tor wraps as we'll as
dresses. Black lynx is now so we'll
dyed that it will not rub off, and
this with black fox is the most dres
sy of the long black furs. Black
Persian lamb is the most used of the
short black furs known generally as
Astraknan, and the modistes are re-
viving the longer waved Russian
lamb-skins for borders of cloth
dresses. Among the stylish light
fnrs for trimming are the natural
lynx, the badger, the blue fox, red
fox, cross fox, and the beautiful sill
yer fox, which is still used, notwith
standing it is too tender to be dura
BILE. Cninchilla is in great favor
abroad, but it is cold in color, and
not generally thought becoming
Mink is /, stolel to its former pop
ularitv. and is much used in rows
of dark tails as close border, anC
in peudent flin9es of tail. Russian
sables ana the American sable!
brought from the Hudson. Bay are
once more fashionable for trimmings
and as hoas, shoulder capes, anC
muffs. Beaver is still used botE
plucked aud unplucked, in it's natur
al color and dyed.
The long round boa with mutf tC
match i, tie popular set of fur, anc
is used in all the light fluffy furS
such a. the badger and fox furs just
mentioned, also in the dark bear
skins, eSp"c ally the brown-bear in
its natural color, and in black mar
ten, lynx, and fox. The sable boas
are of course the first choice, and